Professional societies, trade associations, labor unions,
cultural and religious organizations, and other groups of all
types offer support to nonprofit organizations. The
first step in accessing these resources is knowing your community
well.
A number of corporations and local businesses donate some of
their profits or resources to nonprofit organizations. The
business may give grants directly, or through a separate,
company-sponsored foundation.
Unlike foundations, corporations do not exist to give money
away. Their giving is often related to their business
interests, to programs that benefit their employees or their
families, or benefit the communities where the business is
located.
The Committee
Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy is the only international
forum of business CEOs and chairpersons focused exclusively on
corporate philanthropy. Their website offers insight into
the motivation and practices of corporate giving programs through
reports and other material.
The 2011 Edition of Giving in Numbers is CECP’s seventh annual
report on trends in corporate philanthropy. In this report,
CECP not only presents a profile of corporate philanthropy in
2010, but also seeks to answer the pivotal question: How has
corporate giving changed since the onset of the economic
downturn?
A foundation is a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose it
to give money (grants) to organizations for scientific,
educational, cultural, religious, or other charitable
purposes. It’s important to note that you can’t assume that
an organization with the word foundation in its name is a
grantmaker. Foundation is not a legal term, and is used by
a variety of organizations. There are two major categories of
foundations: private and public.
The National Center for Charitable Statistics provides a directory,
organized by county, of every private foundation in California,
with information about how much each foundation gave in grants,
and links to learn more. Public foundations aren’t included
in this list. Click here for more
information on the different kinds of foundations.
Government funding can come from city, county, state and federal
agencies.
Grants.gov is your source to find and apply for federal
grants. Learn more about Grants.gov and determine if you are
eligible for grant opportunities offered on this site.
The state of California’s website offers information on
available state grants.
Henry Flood, The Grantsmanship Center’s Senior Advisor for Grant
Administration has written two articles on this historic
initiative “Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and
Cooperative Agreements Cost Principles and Administrative
Requirements.” Henry is a leading expert on federal grants
policy and has published more than 50 articles on grants and
grant administration.
We express our gratitude to Wells Fargo for providing the funding
for our new website. The goal of this project has been to create
a highly accessible resource for all nonprofit organizations in
the region, providing information at the fingertips of executive
directors, staff and board members.
Wells Fargo has been a partner in the project from the beginning,
helping us to leverage the website grant into a regional resource
hub, and we appreciate their dedication.
Clubs & Organizations
Clubs & Organizations
Professional societies, trade associations, labor unions, cultural and religious organizations, and other groups of all types offer support to nonprofit organizations. The first step in accessing these resources is knowing your community well.
Corporations
Corporate Funding
A number of corporations and local businesses donate some of their profits or resources to nonprofit organizations. The business may give grants directly, or through a separate, company-sponsored foundation.
Unlike foundations, corporations do not exist to give money away. Their giving is often related to their business interests, to programs that benefit their employees or their families, or benefit the communities where the business is located.
Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy
The Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy is the only international forum of business CEOs and chairpersons focused exclusively on corporate philanthropy. Their website offers insight into the motivation and practices of corporate giving programs through reports and other material.
Giving in Numbers: 2011 Edition
Trends in Corporate Giving
The 2011 Edition of Giving in Numbers is CECP’s seventh annual report on trends in corporate philanthropy. In this report, CECP not only presents a profile of corporate philanthropy in 2010, but also seeks to answer the pivotal question: How has corporate giving changed since the onset of the economic downturn?
(Re)Defining Cause Marketing
From Joe Water's blog Selfish Giving January 2011
Cause marketing is a partnership between a nonprofit and a for-profit for mutual profit. Including most activities between a company and a cause.
They include:
Foundations
Foundations
A foundation is a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose it to give money (grants) to organizations for scientific, educational, cultural, religious, or other charitable purposes. It’s important to note that you can’t assume that an organization with the word foundation in its name is a grantmaker. Foundation is not a legal term, and is used by a variety of organizations. There are two major categories of foundations: private and public.
Free Access to Information on Foundations
The National Center for Charitable Statistics provides a directory, organized by county, of every private foundation in California, with information about how much each foundation gave in grants, and links to learn more. Public foundations aren’t included in this list. Click here for more information on the different kinds of foundations.
Government
Government Funding
Government funding can come from city, county, state and federal agencies.
Grants.gov is your source to find and apply for federal grants. Learn more about Grants.gov and determine if you are eligible for grant opportunities offered on this site.
The state of California’s website offers information on available state grants.
Reforms for Federal Policies Relating to Grants
Henry Flood, The Grantsmanship Center’s Senior Advisor for Grant Administration has written two articles on this historic initiative “Reform of Federal Policies Relating to Grants and Cooperative Agreements Cost Principles and Administrative Requirements.” Henry is a leading expert on federal grants policy and has published more than 50 articles on grants and grant administration.